Example sentences of "[not/n't] seem [adj] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rum evolution , Alix had often thought , though it had not seemed strange at the time : what had then seemed strange , in her girlhood , had been her parents ' quaint socialist ideals , which had caused her such embarrassment , and , partly because of that embarrassment , had inspired in her such undeviating loyalty . |
| 2 | It does not seem possible with the research which their Central Office are regularly doing , and with the continual monitoring of public opinion , that they did not have some idea as to how people would react . |
| 3 | In this and the following story , religious belief played a significant part in what does , or does not seem possible for the client to accept . |
| 4 | This may not seem relevant in the light of Stuart 's subsequent death , but let me assure you it is . |
| 5 | Even if the accident does not seem serious at the time , but you think it might have some ill-effect in the future you should apply to the DSS for a decision that it was an industrial accident . |
| 6 | Loneliness and death await them , ruin faces Shannon , and the reverend 's pronouncement that ‘ hysteria is a natural phenomenon ’ does not seem unreasonable in the circumstances . |
| 7 | The two most prudent Latin American governments , Chile and Colombia , do not seem interested in the Brady plan . |
| 8 | That move apart , Motherwell did not seem interested in the match and it was no surprise when the Dons went further ahead in the 36th minute . |
| 9 | It must further be stated that the restrictive effects on trade which may stem from such rules do not seem disproportionate to the end pursued . |
| 10 | For example , planners in China do not seem aware of the cohort structure their population might have in decades to come if the drastic reductions in fertility introduced in the 1970s are maintained for 20 or 30 years . |
| 11 | But would it not seem natural for the people who were helped to escape from Hitler now to help those who are resisting Saddam Hussein , and to understand the desire for liberty of the Balts ? |
| 12 | Certainly the Bishop did not seem impatient of the efforts expended on his behalf . |
| 13 | Conflict is produced when what the parent says does not seem true to the adult . |
| 14 | It does n't seem right on the phone ( … must dash , oh , by the way , I 'm dying ) . |
| 15 | Luckily it wo n't seem odd at the airport , travelling without a suitcase . |
| 16 | It did n't seem important at the time and I was busy . |
| 17 | He did n't seem worried at the idea . |
| 18 | What I mean is , she does n't seem surprised by the way they behave and how they react to things ; it seems normal to her and she accepts it . |